Your Resume Must Do More Than Catch a Recruiter’s Eye By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter While I recognize the role of recruiters, my position in the front line strategizing and writing effective resumes is grounded in 15 years’ experience. Candidates can be both creative and marketing-focused in their presentation and still attract the attention of the...

The 6-second resume scan is hogwash By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Hat tip to Dawn Lennon and Dawn Bugni for unwittingly spurring me (via our chat over at Google Plus) to write this post discussing a recent survey on resumes. I admit to being highly concerned about TheLadders’ survey and the sweeping comments encouraging...

How to Demonstrate Company Cultural Fit In Your Resume image via Flicker: SayJas By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Understandably so, metrics often are a focal point when building a strong and interview-grabbing resume story. While measurable impact is critical in creating a compelling career chronology, equally important is articulating your cultural fit with your...

What to Say on Your Resume to Get a Leg-Up By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Are you telling prospective employers what you think they want to hear? Or, are you giving them the facts? As human beings, and especially human beings trying to land a job, we all tend to err on the side of saying what we believe will give us the best chance for success. (Watch...

Recently Fired? Surround Yourself With Pushy Encouragers! image: SmilynStef (flickr) By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Recently downsized, separated or fired executives often at the precipice of retirement or at a phase in their executive career ladder where they are feeling old and worn down often struggle with building a career portfolio. They are so...

Disrupting Your Resume By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter “I feel like the resume is a good book I want to read again. It looked great the first time, but I know I’ll get more out of it when I read through it several more times.” The above quote was the BEST gift I could have received during any given business day –...

You, Inc.: Creating Integrated Career Positioning Messages Image via Rocky814 (flickr) By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter This post originally appeared on Bill Vick’s BoomersNextStep website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Navigating the unpredictable economic winds and stormy job search seas, today’s executive and professional career explorer must don the...

How Do You Make Your LinkedIn Profile Different From Your Resume? By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Is there a difference between what should be included on your LinkedIn profile and what you should weave into your resume? Absolutely! In fact, several nuances distinguish the two career messaging portals, and this is why content in one should not be directly duplicated into the...

Curiosity and Your Career By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter I adore ‘quiet spaces.’ That is why life in rural Gordonville, Texas, fits. Nestled amidst horses, dogs, cats and goats and located less than two miles from our sailboat and luxurious Lake Texoma, my husband Rob and I live contentedly. During morning porch- and...

The Particularly Vexing Process of Writing Meaningful Resume Achievements By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter Writing a resume is much more strategic and difficult than initially meets the eye of most careerists and job hunters. Particularly vexing is the creation of meaningful achievements statements. When it comes to vetting out your achievements, you must be acutely aware of the value...